AYURVEDIC HERB SUPPLEMENTS

Chamomile (MATRICARIA CHAMOMILLA)

Used to calm nerves, as a sleep aid, and to ease cramping and colic.

How Does This Ayurvedic Herb Supplement Improve Wellness?

CLINICAL AYURVEDIC REVIEW

Chamomile infuses your tea with a delicious floral aroma that is warm, light & airy. Its smell is reminiscent of apples, first noted by the Greeks, who named it 'ground-apple' (kamai=ground & melon=apple).

Improve Sluggish Digestion

Chamomile's bitter and aromatic tastes are perfectly combined to penetrate and dry up mucus in the GI tract, to stimulate digestion, and to expel gas. To this effect it may be combined with other digestive stimulants like ginger to reduce all forms of sluggish digestion, from acid reflux to loss of appetite.

Muscle Tonic for Early Spring Stiffness

The stimulating combination of chamomile, honey, & lemon warm up your metabolism in early spring. You can experience the warmth of honey as a mild pungency that stimulates your tongue, raises your heart rate, and warms entire body after consumption. Lemon and chamomile liquefy stagnant lymph, reducing not only swelling in lymph nodes, but flush heaviness and stiffness out of the muscles. Your limbs will begin to feel light and agile as Chamomile's mild analgesic properties provide further muscle relief. It ability to dry up excess spring moisture from mucus membranes is all the more magnified by its diuretic nature.

Relaxing for the Mind

Chamomile is known for its ability to soothe an anxious Kapha mind, as the aromatic qualities relax and refresh your nervous system, coaxing your body to sleep. As an antispasmodic, Its muscle relaxing properties are useful in headaches due to colicky blood vessels. But be careful! These soothing qualities of chamomile are easily outdone by the dryness it provokes in Vata constitutions. It's diuretic qualities may wake you up in the middle of the night. needing to visit the bathroom.

SUGGESTED USE

1 dropper full 2x/day or as directed by your practitioner.
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Metabolic Nature of Chamomile

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INCREASES
Guna Help

Increases These Biocharacteristics (Gunas)

Functional Ayurveda helps you assess imbalances through 20 main biocharacteristics (gunas). Aggravating these characteristics weakens your body and causes imbalance. By knowing which characteristics are habitually imbalanced in your body, you will be able to identify and correct imbalances before you get sick. Every characteristic has an opposite which balances it (i.e. hot balances cold). You restore balance by favoring diet and lifestyle choices that increase the opposite characteristic.

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CLEAR

ABOUT CLEAR BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Clear refers to anything that cleanses or flushes out wastes, or that digests ama.

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HOT

ABOUT HOT BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Hot is identified by increased body temperature, metabolism, or inflammation.

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LIGHT

ABOUT LIGHT BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Lightness is identified by reduced weight.

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TASTES
Taste Help

The 6 Tastes

Taste is used to sense the most basic properties and effects of food. Each taste has a specific medicinal effect on your body. Cravings for food with certain tastes indicate your body is craving specific medicinal results from food. Taste is experienced on the tongue and represents your body's reaction to foods. Sweet taste causes physical satisfaction and attraction whereas bitter taste causes discomfort and aversion. Kapha should use less sweet taste while Vata and Pitta would benefit from using more sweet taste. One of the first signs of illness is that your taste and appetite for food changes. The six tastes are sweet, sour, salty, pungent, bitter, and astringent. Do you crave foods with any of the tastes below?

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BITTER

ABOUT BITTER BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Bitter taste has cholagogue action - it is cold, clear, light, and stimulating. It increases digestive enzymes, laxative, and drying.

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PUNGENT

ABOUT PUNGENT BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Pungency is characterized by irritation, or sharp, spicy foods that irritate the mouth such as black pepper.

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DOSHAS
Dosha Help

The Three Doshas / Body Types

According to the biocharacteristic theory of medicine, people tend to get sick, over and over again, due to habitual causes and imbalances that are unique to the person. Your body type summarizes this tendency, showing you the 'type' of conditions and imbalances that frequently challenge your health & wellness. Using body type, you can also identify remedies likely to improve your strength and resiliency. Your body type identifies physical and mental characteristics as well as your personal strengths and weaknesses. The calculation of your body type is based on your medical history.

The 3 functional body types (doshas), are Catabolic (Vata), Metabolic (Pitta), and Anabolic (Kapha). Catabolic individuals tend to break down body mass into energy. They are easily stimulated, hyperactive, underweight and dry. Metabolic individuals tend to burn or use energy. They tend to be rosy-cheeked, easily irritated, focused, driven, and easily inflamed. Anabolic individuals tend to store energy as body mass. If they store too much energy, they could gain weight easily and have congestion. Anabolic people tend to be stable and grounded.

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PACIFIES
Kapha pacifying Pitta pacifying
AGGRAVATES
Vata aggravating
HAS THE FOLLOWING
Subtaste:
Aromatic

AROMATIC

Herbs or spices with volatile essential oils that present strong aromas. Aromatic oils shock, refresh and numb tissue, with the end result of relaxing, opening and clearing stagnant fluids in tissues.

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Family: Asteraceae
HERBAL ACTIONS
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Medicinal Benefits, Uses & Herbal Actions of Chamomile
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Experiences vary according to the person and constitution. Individual results may vary. The list of herbal-actions below has not be approved by the FDA and should not be used to treat a medical condition.

Carminative

STRONG CARMINATIVE

Stimulates the release of gas. Helpful for bloating or cramping abdominal pain. Propels food downward. Carminatives typically expel gas by relaxing the muscles of the intestines.

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Digestive

DIGESTIVE

Herbs that encourage healthy digestion.

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Spleen Tonic

SPLEEN-TONIC

An herb that strengthens spleen function by improving strength of the blood. Spleen tonics Builds agni, brighten the person's appearances & firms up tissues.

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Stomachic

STOMACHIC

An herb that increases appetite or settles a nauseas or nervous stomach. These generally increase the digestive fire, therefore relieving symptoms of sluggish or difficult digestion.

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Makes You Tired

MAKES-YOU-TIRED

Induces drowsiness and promotes sound sleep.

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Nerve Relaxant Grounding

NERVE-RELAXANT-GROUNDING

Encourages feelings of stability and heaviness. Makes you feel settled, mentally relaxed. Mildly sedates the nervous system to ease stress. Can bring a spacey or anxious person back to earth. Reduces agitation, irritation, stress and racing thoughts.

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Analgesic

ANALGESIC

Pain reliever, reduces pain without eliminating sensation. Also known as anodyne.

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Anxiolytic

ANXIOLYTIC

Herbs that help people suffering from anxiety or panic. They promote a state of calm and often improve sleep. Most anxiolytic herbs are also nervines.

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Boosts Gaba

BOOSTS-GABA

GABA, or gamma-aminobutyric acid, reduces nerve excitability. It is the body's primary inhibitory neurotransmitter. Thus, it promotes relaxation, calm, and sleep.

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Nervine

NERVINE

Balances the nervous system. They can help with stress, memory, early alzheimer's, and even chronic pain. Often they are aromatic in nature.

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Sedative

SEDATIVE

Sedative herbs create a sense of calm in the mind and body by specifically calming or quieting the nervous system. Excellent for anxiety, stress and chronic pain.

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Diaphoretic

DIAPHORETIC

An herb that induces sweating, often by dilating blood vessels close to the skin.

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Skin Tonic

SKIN-TONIC

An herb that strengthens and nourishes skin, improving tone, color, moisture and complexion.

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Vulnerary

VULNERARY

An herb used for the treatment of wounds (antiulcer, connective tissue tonic).

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Anti Inflammatory

ANTI-INFLAMMATORY

Reduces inflammation in the body. Different herbs and carriers target different body systems.

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Immune Calming

IMMUNE-CALMING

Herbs that interrupt an allergic reaction or calm the immune system, useful in allergies and autoimmune conditions.

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Blood Thinner

BLOOD-THINNER

Herbs that thin the blood. Helpful for people with heart disease or clogged circulation.

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Vasodilator

VASODILATOR

A vasodilator is an herb that widens the blood vessels by the relaxation of smooth muscle cells within the vessel walls, thereby increasing circulation systemically or to a local area.

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Emmenagogue

EMMENAGOGUE

Herbs which stimulate menstruation. Emmenagogues are used for scanty menstruation, to relieve menstrual pain, and improve blood flow in the pelvic area and uterus.

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Antispasmodic

ANTISPASMODIC

Herbs that reduce or inhibit muscle spasms or cramping, such as in asthma, menstruation, hear palpitations, migraine, or IBS.

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Other:
Constituents:
Rosmarinic Acid

ROSMARINIC-ACID

Inhibits autoantibodies from binding to TSH receptors in the thyroid.

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Foods with a Similar Nature to Chamomile

Chamomile

Chamomile has these Actions in Common

Anti-inflammatory, Blood-thinner, Diaphoretic, Immune-calming, Nervine, Spleen-tonic, Vulnerary, Antispasmodic, Boosts-gaba, Digestive, Makes-you-tired, Sedative, Stomachic, Analgesic, Anxiolytic, Carminative, Emmenagogue, Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Skin-tonic, Vasodilator

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Turmeric

Turmeric has these Actions in Common

Analgesic, Blood-thinner, Emmenagogue, Spleen-tonic, Anti-inflammatory, Carminative, Immune-calming, Vasodilator, Antispasmodic, Digestive, Skin-tonic, Vulnerary

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Saffron

Saffron has these Actions in Common

Carminative, Emmenagogue, Skin-tonic, Anxiolytic, Diaphoretic, Nervine, Spleen-tonic, Blood-thinner, Digestive, Sedative, Stomachic

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Mint

Mint has these Actions in Common

Nervine, Vasodilator, Anxiolytic, Digestive, Spleen-tonic, Analgesic, Carminative, Immune-calming, Stomachic, Antispasmodic, Diaphoretic

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Cloves

Cloves has these Actions in Common

Nervine, Anxiolytic, Digestive, Spleen-tonic, Analgesic, Carminative, Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Vasodilator, Antispasmodic, Diaphoretic

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Basil

Basil has these Actions in Common

Immune-calming, Vasodilator, Antispasmodic, Diaphoretic, Nervine, Anxiolytic, Digestive, Spleen-tonic, Anti-inflammatory, Carminative

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Ginger (Fresh)

Ginger (Fresh) has these Actions in Common

Anti-inflammatory, Carminative, Spleen-tonic, Antispasmodic, Digestive, Stomachic, Analgesic, Blood-thinner, Nervine, Vasodilator

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Rosemary

Rosemary has these Actions in Common

Nervine, Vasodilator, Antispasmodic, Emmenagogue, Spleen-tonic, Diaphoretic, Immune-calming, Stomachic, Analgesic, Digestive

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Mustard

Mustard has these Actions in Common

Analgesic, Diaphoretic, Spleen-tonic, Antispasmodic, Digestive, Vasodilator, Carminative, Emmenagogue

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Lavender

Lavender has these Actions in Common

Analgesic, Boosts-gaba, Sedative, Antispasmodic, Makes-you-tired, Vasodilator, Anxiolytic, Nervine, Vulnerary

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Nutmeg

Nutmeg has these Actions in Common

Antispasmodic, Digestive, Sedative, Anxiolytic, Makes-you-tired, Spleen-tonic, Analgesic, Carminative, Nervine

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Herb Supplements with a Similar Nature to Chamomile

Holy Basil Leaf (Tulsi)

Holy Basil Leaf (Tulsi) has these Actions in Common

Diaphoretic, Emmenagogue, Immune-calming, Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Anti-inflammatory, Nervine, Antispasmodic, Sedative, Anxiolytic, Stomachic, Boosts-gaba, Vasodilator

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Dong Quai

Dong Quai has these Actions in Common

Boosts-gaba, Carminative, Digestive, Emmenagogue, Analgesic, Immune-calming, Anti-inflammatory, Nervine, Antispasmodic, Vasodilator, Blood-thinner

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Hops

Hops has these Actions in Common

Boosts-gaba, Carminative, Diaphoretic, Digestive, Immune-calming, Analgesic, Nervine, Anti-inflammatory, Sedative, Anxiolytic

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Kava Kava

Kava Kava has these Actions in Common

Anxiolytic, Boosts-gaba, Digestive, Makes-you-tired, Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Analgesic, Nervine, Anti-inflammatory, Sedative, Antispasmodic

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Lemon Balm

Lemon Balm has these Actions in Common

Anxiolytic, Boosts-gaba, Carminative, Diaphoretic, Immune-calming, Nervine, Analgesic, Sedative, Antispasmodic, Vasodilator

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Mugwort

Mugwort has these Actions in Common

Digestive, Emmenagogue, Analgesic, Nervine, Anti-inflammatory, Stomachic, Antispasmodic, Boosts-gaba, Carminative, Diaphoretic

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Angelica

Angelica has these Actions in Common

Blood-thinner, Diaphoretic, Digestive, Emmenagogue, Immune-calming, Nervine, Analgesic, Stomachic, Antispasmodic, Vasodilator

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Yarrow

Yarrow has these Actions in Common

Anti-inflammatory, Vulnerary, Antispasmodic, Blood-thinner, Carminative, Diaphoretic, Immune-calming, Stomachic, Analgesic, Vasodilator

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Ashwagandha

Ashwagandha has these Actions in Common

Immune-calming, Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Nervine, Analgesic, Sedative, Anti-inflammatory, Vulnerary, Antispasmodic, Anxiolytic, Boosts-gaba

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Lavender Essential Oil

Lavender Essential Oil has these Actions in Common

Anxiolytic, Boosts-gaba, Makes-you-tired, Nervine, Sedative, Vasodilator, Analgesic, Vulnerary, Antispasmodic

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Wild Ginger

Wild Ginger has these Actions in Common

Emmenagogue, Immune-calming, Spleen-tonic, Analgesic, Vasodilator, Antispasmodic, Carminative, Diaphoretic, Digestive

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Joyful Belly is a recognized school of biocharacteristics medicine.

TRADITIONALLY INDICATED FOR THESE SYMPTOMS

Chamomile may be beneficial for these symptoms. The suitability of any herb supplement for a condition is highly dependent on the individual. Please see your doctor before using this herb supplement to treat a medical condition.

HERB DRUG INTERACTION RISK

Here are some potential herb drug interactions. Please see your health care provider for more information.
  • Analgesic: If the mechanism of pain relief is narcotic, do not combine with antihistamines.
  • Blood-thinner: Patients on warfarin (coumadin) and other anticoagulants, or who have clotting difficulties, should take special caution to only use blood thinners under the supervision of a medical doctor.
  • Sedative: Do not combine nerve suppressing sedatives with nerve stimulants, pharmaceutical sedatives, most anxiolyitcs, or antihistamines.

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